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Kaushal Silva
Marvan Atapattu
Mahela Jayawardena
Thilan Samaraweera
Tharanga Paranavitana
Jeevan Mendis
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
Dilhara Fernando
Suraj Randiv
Charith Jayaweera
Chaminda Vidanapathirana
@Rabbit Hood
We'll give that lineup a try. I'm too late to just confirm though, I'm sorry.Right now in sleepy mood, will either confirm or suggest changes later?
0.1 Cliffe Deacon to Kaushal Silva, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
0.2 Cliffe Deacon to Kaushal Silva, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.
K. Silva c Telemachus b Deacon
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
0.3 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.4 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
0.5 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
0.6 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
End of over 1
Sinhalese Sports Club 2/1 (RR : 2.00)
Marvan Atapattu 0 (0b)
Mahela Jayawardena 0 (3b)
Cliffe Deacon 1-0-0-1
1.1 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.2 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Good running, two runs. (2)
1.3 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
1.4 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
1.5 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
1.6 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 2
Sinhalese Sports Club 14/1 (RR : 7.00)
Mahela Jayawardena 9 (7b)
Marvan Atapattu 3 (2b)
Roger Telemachus 1-0-12-0
2.1 Cliffe Deacon to Marvan Atapattu, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
2.2 Cliffe Deacon to Marvan Atapattu, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
2.3 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
2.4 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.5 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
2.6 Cliffe Deacon to Marvan Atapattu, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 3
Sinhalese Sports Club 24/1 (RR : 8.00)
Marvan Atapattu 6 (5b)
Mahela Jayawardena 16 (10b)
Cliffe Deacon 2-0-10-1
3.1 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Wide, no run. (1)
3.1 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.2 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.3 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
3.4 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, Oh, that's a juicy full toss and the batsman has nailed it! 6 runs! (6)
3.5 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
3.6 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
End of over 4
Sinhalese Sports Club 48/1 (RR : 12.00)
Marvan Atapattu 24 (8b)
Mahela Jayawardena 21 (13b)
Roger Telemachus 2-0-36-0
4.1 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
4.2 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
4.3 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
4.4 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, Splendid shot for four! (4)
4.5 Cliffe Deacon to Mahela Jayawardena, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
4.6 Cliffe Deacon to Marvan Atapattu, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 5
Sinhalese Sports Club 59/1 (RR : 11.80)
Marvan Atapattu 28 (9b)
Mahela Jayawardena 28 (18b)
Cliffe Deacon 3-0-21-1
5.1 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
5.2 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
5.3 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
5.4 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
5.5 Roger Telemachus to Marvan Atapattu, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.6 Roger Telemachus to Mahela Jayawardena, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
End of over 6
Sinhalese Sports Club 67/1 (RR : 11.17)
Mahela Jayawardena 34 (21b)
Marvan Atapattu 30 (12b)
Roger Telemachus 3-0-44-0
6.1 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
6.2 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.3 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.4 Johan van der Wath to Mahela Jayawardena, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.5 Johan van der Wath to Mahela Jayawardena, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.6 Johan van der Wath to Mahela Jayawardena, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Sinhalese Sports Club 70/1 (RR : 10.00)
Mahela Jayawardena 34 (24b)
Marvan Atapattu 33 (15b)
Johan van der Wath 1-0-3-0
7.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
7.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
7.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
7.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
7.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
7.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 8
Sinhalese Sports Club 78/1 (RR : 9.75)
Marvan Atapattu 34 (18b)
Mahela Jayawardena 41 (27b)
Thandi Tshabalala 1-0-8-0
8.1 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.2 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.3 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
8.4 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, Very well bowled. (0)
8.5 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
8.6 Nicky Boje to Marvan Atapattu, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
End of over 9
Sinhalese Sports Club 80/1 (RR : 8.89)
Mahela Jayawardena 42 (32b)
Marvan Atapattu 35 (19b)
Nicky Boje 1-0-2-0
9.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
9.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
9.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
9.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, No Ball. He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
9.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
End of over 10
Sinhalese Sports Club 93/1 (RR : 9.30)
Marvan Atapattu 44 (23b)
Mahela Jayawardena 45 (34b)
Thandi Tshabalala 2-0-21-0
10.1 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
10.2 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.3 Nicky Boje to Marvan Atapattu, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
10.4 Nicky Boje to Marvan Atapattu, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
10.5 Nicky Boje to Marvan Atapattu, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
10.6 Nicky Boje to Marvan Atapattu, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 11
Sinhalese Sports Club 103/1 (RR : 9.36)
Mahela Jayawardena 48 (36b)
Marvan Atapattu 51 (27b)
Nicky Boje 2-0-12-0
11.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Easy single. (1)
11.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
11.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, That's a single. (1)
11.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Marvan Atapattu, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
11.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
11.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
End of over 12
Sinhalese Sports Club 112/1 (RR : 9.33)
Mahela Jayawardena 55 (40b)
Marvan Atapattu 53 (29b)
Thandi Tshabalala 3-0-30-0
12.1 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.2 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
12.3 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
12.4 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, That's a single. (1)
12.5 Dillon du Preez to Mahela Jayawardena, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
12.6 Dillon du Preez to Mahela Jayawardena, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 13
Sinhalese Sports Club 121/1 (RR : 9.31)
Mahela Jayawardena 59 (42b)
Marvan Atapattu 58 (33b)
Dillon du Preez 1-0-9-0
13.1 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
13.2 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
13.3 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
13.4 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
13.5 Johan van der Wath to Marvan Atapattu, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
13.6 Johan van der Wath to Mahela Jayawardena, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
End of over 14
Sinhalese Sports Club 132/1 (RR : 9.43)
Mahela Jayawardena 63 (43b)
Marvan Atapattu 65 (38b)
Johan van der Wath 2-0-14-0
14.1 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
14.2 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
14.3 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
14.4 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
14.5 Dillon du Preez to Marvan Atapattu, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
14.6 Dillon du Preez to Mahela Jayawardena, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
End of over 15
Sinhalese Sports Club 139/1 (RR : 9.27)
Mahela Jayawardena 65 (44b)
Marvan Atapattu 70 (43b)
Dillon du Preez 2-0-16-0
15.1 Nicky Boje to Marvan Atapattu, Going, Going, Gone! Six Runs! (6)
15.2 Nicky Boje to Marvan Atapattu, Great keeping! The batsman lunges forward to drive, the keeper holds the ball, waits for the batsman's foot to slide over the line, and knocks the bails off! He's bought his team a wicket there!
M. Atapattu st Jacobs b Boje
Runs : 76 Balls : 45 S/R : 168.9
15.3 Nicky Boje to Thilan Samaraweera, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! There is a fielder after it...he's runs hard...and takes the catch! Well done sir!
T. Samaraweera c McLaren b Boje
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
15.4 Nicky Boje to Tharanga Paranavitana, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
15.5 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
15.6 Nicky Boje to Mahela Jayawardena, , No Ball. That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...NOOOOOOO! It's been dropped! And the batsmen manage to come back for a third in all the chaos! (5)
15.6 Nicky Boje to Tharanga Paranavitana, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 16
Sinhalese Sports Club 154/3 (RR : 9.63)
Tharanga Paranavitana 1 (2b)
Mahela Jayawardena 72 (45b)
Nicky Boje 3-0-27-2
16.1 Thandi Tshabalala to Mahela Jayawardena, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.2 Thandi Tshabalala to Tharanga Paranavitana, Hit straight to long on, and that's caught!
T, Paranavitana c du Preez b Tshabalala
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33
16.3 Thandi Tshabalala to Jeevan Mendis, Ah, he's beaten by the movement! It moved in the air, and deviated away off the pitch, taking the offstump with it! No chance for the batsman there, he just walks away bemused.
J. Mendis b Tshabalala
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.4 Thandi Tshabalala to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
16.5 Thandi Tshabalala to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
16.6 Thandi Tshabalala to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 17
Sinhalese Sports Club 159/5 (RR : 9.35)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 4 (3b)
Mahela Jayawardena 73 (46b)
Thandi Tshabalala 4-0-35-2
17.1 Dillon du Preez to Mahela Jayawardena, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
17.2 Dillon du Preez to Mahela Jayawardena, The cuts back in sharply, and the batsman misses completely, and his struck on the pads. It's a tough decision, but the umpire sends him on his way! Excellent bowling.
M. Jayawardena lbw b du Preez
Runs : 73 Balls : 48 S/R : 152.1
17.3 Dillon du Preez to Dilhara Fernando, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
17.4 Dillon du Preez to Dilhara Fernando, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
17.5 Dillon du Preez to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
17.6 Dillon du Preez to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, One more to the total. (1)
End of over 18
Sinhalese Sports Club 165/6 (RR : 9.17)
Dilhara Fernando 3 (2b)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 7 (5b)
Dillon du Preez 3-0-22-1
18.1 Roger Telemachus to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
18.2 Roger Telemachus to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
18.3 Roger Telemachus to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
18.4 Roger Telemachus to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
18.5 Roger Telemachus to Dilhara Fernando, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
18.6 Roger Telemachus to Dilhara Fernando, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 19
Sinhalese Sports Club 172/6 (RR : 9.05)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 12 (8b)
Dilhara Fernando 4 (4b)
Roger Telemachus 4-0-50-0
19.1 Cliffe Deacon to Dilhara Fernando, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
19.2 Cliffe Deacon to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
19.3 Cliffe Deacon to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
19.4 Cliffe Deacon to Kaushal Lokuarachchi, The batsman drops the ball at his feet and sets off for a quick single, but the bowler pounces on it, turns around, and knocks the stumps down in one quick effort to send him packing! Brilliant effort.
K. Lokuarachchi run out (Beukes)
Runs : 12 Balls : 11 S/R : 109.1
19.5 Cliffe Deacon to Suraj Randiv, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
19.6 Cliffe Deacon to Suraj Randiv, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 20
Sinhalese Sports Club 173/7 (RR : 8.65)
Suraj Randiv 0 (2b)
Dilhara Fernando 5 (5b)
Cliffe Deacon 4-0-22-1
Sinhalese Sports Club 173/7 (RR : 8.65)
Overs: 20.0
Sinhalese Sports Club Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Kaushal Silva c Telemachus b Deacon 0 2 0 0 0.0
Marvan Atapattu st Jacobs b Boje 76 45 6 4 168.9
Mahela Jayawardena lbw b du Preez 73 48 6 2 152.1
Thilan Samaraweera c McLaren b Boje 0 1 0 0 0.0
Tharanga Paranavitana c du Preez b Tshabalala 1 3 0 0 33.3
Jeevan Mendis b Tshabalala 0 1 0 0 0.0
Kaushal Lokuarachchi run out (Beukes) 12 11 1 0 109.1
Dilhara Fernando not out 5 5 0 0 100.0
Suraj Randiv not out 0 2 0 0 0.0
Charith Jayaweera
Chaminda Vidanapathirana
Total: 173/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.65
Extras : 6 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 0
Gestetner Diamond Eagles Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Cliffe Deacon 4.0 0 22 1 5.50
Nicky Boje 3.0 0 27 2 9.00
Johan van der Wath 2.0 0 14 0 7.00
Dillon du Preez 3.0 0 22 1 7.33
Roger Telemachus 4.0 0 50 0 12.50
Thandi Tshabalala 4.0 0 35 2 8.75
Total: 173/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 8.65
Extras : 6 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 0
Apart from Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardena, this was an awful batting display. If it weren't for them, Sinhalese Sports Club would've ended up in a definite losing position. Gestetner Diamond Eagles did well to pull the innings back after their dismissal.
0.1 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.2 Charith Jayaweera to Jonathan Beukes, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
0.3 Charith Jayaweera to Jonathan Beukes, Six! (6)
0.4 Charith Jayaweera to Jonathan Beukes, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
0.5 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, Very well bowled. (0)
0.6 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
End of over 1
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 14/0 (RR : 14.00) Required RR(8.37)
Davy Jacobs 7 (3b)
Jonathan Beukes 7 (3b)
Charith Jayaweera 1-0-14-0
1.1 Dilhara Fernando to Jonathan Beukes, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
1.2 Dilhara Fernando to Jonathan Beukes, Six! (6)
1.3 Dilhara Fernando to Jonathan Beukes, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (9)
1.4 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
1.5 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.6 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, That's a single. (1)
End of over 2
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 30/0 (RR : 15.00) Required RR(7.94)
Jonathan Beukes 22 (6b)
Davy Jacobs 8 (6b)
Dilhara Fernando 1-0-16-0
2.1 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
2.2 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
2.3 Charith Jayaweera to Jonathan Beukes, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.4 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
2.5 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
2.6 Charith Jayaweera to Davy Jacobs, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 38/0 (RR : 12.67) Required RR(7.94)
Davy Jacobs 15 (11b)
Jonathan Beukes 23 (7b)
Charith Jayaweera 2-0-22-0
3.1 Dilhara Fernando to Jonathan Beukes, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it straight to second slip! Out!
J. Beukes c Randiv b Fernando
Runs : 23 Balls : 8 S/R : 287.5
3.2 Dilhara Fernando to Boeta Dippenaar, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
3.3 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
3.4 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, That's a single. (1)
3.5 Dilhara Fernando to Boeta Dippenaar, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
3.6 Dilhara Fernando to Boeta Dippenaar, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 4
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 51/1 (RR : 12.75) Required RR(7.63)
Davy Jacobs 20 (13b)
Boeta Dippenaar 8 (3b)
Dilhara Fernando 2-0-29-1
4.1 Charith Jayaweera to Boeta Dippenaar, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
4.2 Charith Jayaweera to Boeta Dippenaar, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
4.3 Charith Jayaweera to Boeta Dippenaar, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
4.4 Charith Jayaweera to Boeta Dippenaar, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
4.5 Charith Jayaweera to Boeta Dippenaar, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Charith Jayaweera to Boeta Dippenaar, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 5
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 55/1 (RR : 11.00) Required RR(7.87)
Boeta Dippenaar 12 (9b)
Davy Jacobs 20 (13b)
Charith Jayaweera 3-0-26-0
5.1 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
5.2 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
5.3 Dilhara Fernando to Boeta Dippenaar, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
5.4 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, Very well bowled. (0)
5.5 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
5.6 Dilhara Fernando to Davy Jacobs, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
End of over 6
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 73/1 (RR : 12.17) Required RR(7.14)
Davy Jacobs 37 (18b)
Boeta Dippenaar 13 (10b)
Dilhara Fernando 3-0-47-1
6.1 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
6.2 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.3 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.4 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
6.5 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Davy Jacobs, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
6.6 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Davy Jacobs, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 7
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 78/1 (RR : 11.14) Required RR(7.31)
Davy Jacobs 39 (20b)
Boeta Dippenaar 16 (14b)
Chaminda Vidanapathirana 1-0-5-0
7.1 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
7.3 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, Driven for four! (4)
7.4 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
7.5 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
7.6 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 8
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 87/1 (RR : 10.87) Required RR(7.17)
Davy Jacobs 46 (22b)
Boeta Dippenaar 18 (18b)
Jeevan Mendis 1-0-9-0
8.1 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
8.2 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.3 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Very well bowled. (0)
8.4 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
8.5 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
8.6 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, That's a single. (1)
End of over 9
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 92/1 (RR : 10.22) Required RR(7.36)
Davy Jacobs 46 (22b)
Boeta Dippenaar 23 (24b)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 1-0-5-0
9.1 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
9.2 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
9.3 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.4 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, No shot offered. (0)
9.5 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
9.6 Chaminda Vidanapathirana to Boeta Dippenaar, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 10
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 93/1 (RR : 9.30) Required RR(8.00)
Davy Jacobs 46 (22b)
Boeta Dippenaar 24 (30b)
Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2-0-6-0
10.1 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
10.2 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
10.3 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
10.4 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.5 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
10.6 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, No Ball. Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
10.6 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 11
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 107/1 (RR : 9.73) Required RR(7.33)
Davy Jacobs 46 (22b)
Boeta Dippenaar 37 (36b)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 2-0-19-0
11.1 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Great stop! Saved a run there he did! (4)
11.2 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, No Ball. He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
11.2 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
11.3 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
11.4 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
11.5 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
11.6 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 12
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 124/1 (RR : 10.33) Required RR(6.13)
Davy Jacobs 57 (25b)
Boeta Dippenaar 42 (39b)
Jeevan Mendis 2-0-26-0
12.1 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, That was a very good delivery. (0)
12.2 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
12.3 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.4 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
12.5 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
12.6 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Davy Jacobs, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 131/1 (RR : 10.07) Required RR(6.00)
Davy Jacobs 57 (26b)
Boeta Dippenaar 49 (44b)
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 3-0-26-0
13.1 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
13.2 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
13.3 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, One more to the total. (1)
13.4 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
13.5 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
13.6 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
End of over 14
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 146/1 (RR : 10.42) Required RR(4.50)
Davy Jacobs 69 (29b)
Boeta Dippenaar 52 (47b)
Jeevan Mendis 3-0-41-0
14.1 Suraj Randiv to Boeta Dippenaar, Very well bowled. (0)
14.2 Suraj Randiv to Boeta Dippenaar, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
14.3 Suraj Randiv to Boeta Dippenaar, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
14.4 Suraj Randiv to Boeta Dippenaar, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
14.5 Suraj Randiv to Boeta Dippenaar, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
14.6 Suraj Randiv to Boeta Dippenaar, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 15
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 152/1 (RR : 10.13) Required RR(4.20)
Boeta Dippenaar 58 (53b)
Davy Jacobs 69 (29b)
Suraj Randiv 1-0-6-0
15.1 Jeevan Mendis to Davy Jacobs, He shuffles across the stumps, and paddles the ball straight into his legstump! Ouch, that's tough luck, but he has to go!
D. Jacobs b Mendis
Runs : 69 Balls : 30 S/R : 230
15.2 Jeevan Mendis to Cliffe Deacon, Easy single. (1)
15.3 Jeevan Mendis to Boeta Dippenaar, Easy single. (1)
15.4 Jeevan Mendis to Cliffe Deacon, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
15.5 Jeevan Mendis to Cliffe Deacon, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
15.6 Jeevan Mendis to Cliffe Deacon, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 16
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 160/2 (RR : 10.00) Required RR(3.25)
Cliffe Deacon 7 (4b)
Boeta Dippenaar 59 (54b)
Jeevan Mendis 4-0-49-1
16.1 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Boeta Dippenaar, The batsman drops the ball at his feet and sets off for a quick single, but the bowler pounces on it, turns around, and knocks the stumps down in one quick effort to send him packing! Brilliant effort.
B. Dippenaar run out (Fernando)
Runs : 59 Balls : 55 S/R : 107.3
16.2 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Jacques Rudolph, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
16.3 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Jacques Rudolph, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
16.4 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Cliffe Deacon, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
16.5 Kaushal Lokuarachchi to Cliffe Deacon, Driven for four! (4)
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 175/3 (RR : 10.94)
Overs: 16.5
Gestetner Diamond Eagles Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Davy Jacobs b J Mendis 69 30 8 3 230.0
Jonathan Beukes c Randiv b Fernando 23 8 0 2 287.5
Boeta Dippenaar run out (Fernando) 59 55 5 1 107.3
Cliffe Deacon not out 17 6 2 1 283.3
Jacques Rudolph not out 5 2 1 0 250.0
Ryan McLaren
Nicky Boje
Johan van der Wath
Dillon du Preez
Roger Telemachus
Thandi Tshabalala
Total: 175/3 Overs: 16.5 Run Rate: 10.94
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Sinhalese Sports Club Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Jeevan Mendis 4.0 0 49 1 12.25
Kaushal Lokuarachchi 4.0 0 41 0 10.25
Dilhara Fernando 3.0 0 47 1 15.67
Suraj Randiv 1.0 0 6 0 6.00
Charith Jayaweera 3.0 0 26 0 8.67
Chaminda Vidanapathirana 2.0 0 6 0 3.00
Total: 175/3 Overs: 16.5 Run Rate: 10.94
Extras : 2 No Balls : 2 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Gestetner Diamond Eagles' top-order clicked, and led them to an easy and rather convincing win before the knockouts.
Sinhalese Sports Club 173/7 in 20.0 overs.
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 175/3 in 16.5 overs.
Gestetner Diamond Eagles won by 7 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Man of the match: Davy Jacobs (GES)
0.1 Keith Parsons to Nathan Astle, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
0.2 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
0.3 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
0.4 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
0.5 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Six! (6)
0.6 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
End of over 1
Canterbury Wizards 18/0 (RR : 18.00)
Nathan Astle 1 (1b)
Brendon McCullum 17 (5b)
Keith Parsons 1-0-18-0
1.1 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
1.2 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, , Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
1.3 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
1.4 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
1.5 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
1.6 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
End of over 2
Canterbury Wizards 33/0 (RR : 16.50)
Brendon McCullum 31 (10b)
Nathan Astle 1 (1b)
Richard Johnson 1-0-14-0
2.1 Keith Parsons to Nathan Astle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.2 Keith Parsons to Nathan Astle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.3 Keith Parsons to Nathan Astle, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
2.4 Keith Parsons to Nathan Astle, No Ball. no run. (1)
2.4 Keith Parsons to Nathan Astle, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
2.5 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
2.6 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 3
Canterbury Wizards 42/0 (RR : 14.00)
Brendon McCullum 37 (12b)
Nathan Astle 2 (5b)
Keith Parsons 2-0-27-0
3.1 Richard Johnson to Nathan Astle, No shot offered. (0)
3.2 Richard Johnson to Nathan Astle, Caught!
N. Astle c Trescothick b Johnson
Runs : 2 Balls : 7 S/R : 28.57
3.3 Richard Johnson to Peter Fulton, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.4 Richard Johnson to Peter Fulton, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
3.5 Richard Johnson to Peter Fulton, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.6 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 4
Canterbury Wizards 45/1 (RR : 11.25)
Brendon McCullum 37 (13b)
Peter Fulton 3 (3b)
Richard Johnson 2-0-17-1
4.1 Keith Parsons to Peter Fulton, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
4.2 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
4.3 Keith Parsons to Peter Fulton, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 Keith Parsons to Peter Fulton, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
4.5 Keith Parsons to Peter Fulton, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Keith Parsons to Peter Fulton, He's skied it, too high, there's a fielder coming under it, takes it comfortably!
P. Fulton c Langeveldt b Parsons
Runs : 6 Balls : 8 S/R : 75
End of over 5
Canterbury Wizards 49/2 (RR : 9.80)
Craig McMillan 0 (0b)
Brendon McCullum 38 (14b)
Keith Parsons 3-0-31-1
5.1 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Wide, no run. (1)
5.1 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
5.2 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.3 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
5.4 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
5.5 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, That was a very good delivery. (0)
5.6 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
End of over 6
Canterbury Wizards 54/2 (RR : 9.00)
Brendon McCullum 42 (20b)
Craig McMillan 0 (0b)
Richard Johnson 3-0-22-1
6.1 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
6.2 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
6.3 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
6.4 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.5 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
6.6 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 7
Canterbury Wizards 62/2 (RR : 8.86)
Craig McMillan 1 (1b)
Brendon McCullum 49 (25b)
Andy Caddick 1-0-8-0
7.1 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
7.2 Arul Suppiah to Craig McMillan, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
7.3 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
7.4 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
7.5 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
7.6 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 8
Canterbury Wizards 74/2 (RR : 9.25)
Brendon McCullum 60 (30b)
Craig McMillan 2 (2b)
Arul Suppiah 1-0-12-0
8.1 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, Very well bowled. (0)
8.2 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.3 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
8.4 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
8.5 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
8.6 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 9
Canterbury Wizards 77/2 (RR : 8.56)
Brendon McCullum 62 (32b)
Craig McMillan 3 (6b)
Andy Caddick 2-0-11-0
9.1 Arul Suppiah to Craig McMillan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
9.2 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
9.3 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
9.4 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
9.5 Arul Suppiah to Craig McMillan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
9.6 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, , No Ball. The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
9.6 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 10
Canterbury Wizards 82/2 (RR : 8.20)
Craig McMillan 5 (8b)
Brendon McCullum 64 (36b)
Arul Suppiah 2-0-17-0
10.1 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
10.2 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
10.3 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
10.4 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, And the batsman unveils the sweep shot, and it's done beautifully too! Four more! (4)
10.5 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, Easy single. (1)
10.6 Charl Langeveldt to Brendon McCullum, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 11
Canterbury Wizards 94/2 (RR : 8.55)
Brendon McCullum 67 (38b)
Craig McMillan 14 (12b)
Charl Langeveldt 1-0-12-0
11.1 Arul Suppiah to Craig McMillan, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
11.2 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
11.3 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
11.4 Arul Suppiah to Craig McMillan, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
11.5 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
11.6 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
End of over 12
Canterbury Wizards 105/2 (RR : 8.75)
Brendon McCullum 76 (42b)
Craig McMillan 16 (14b)
Arul Suppiah 3-0-28-0
12.1 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.2 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
12.3 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, One more to the total. (1)
12.4 Wes Durston to Brendon McCullum, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
12.5 Wes Durston to Brendon McCullum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
12.6 Wes Durston to Brendon McCullum, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 13
Canterbury Wizards 113/2 (RR : 8.69)
Craig McMillan 19 (17b)
Brendon McCullum 81 (45b)
Wes Durston 1-0-8-0
13.1 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
13.2 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
13.3 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
13.4 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
13.5 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Very well bowled. (0)
13.6 Arul Suppiah to Brendon McCullum, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 14
Canterbury Wizards 118/2 (RR : 8.43)
Craig McMillan 19 (17b)
Brendon McCullum 86 (51b)
Arul Suppiah 4-0-33-0
14.1 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
14.2 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
14.3 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
14.4 Andy Caddick to Craig McMillan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
14.5 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
14.6 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 15
Canterbury Wizards 126/2 (RR : 8.40)
Brendon McCullum 87 (54b)
Craig McMillan 26 (20b)
Andy Caddick 3-0-19-0
15.1 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.2 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
15.3 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
15.4 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
15.5 Wes Durston to Brendon McCullum, Easy single. (1)
15.6 Wes Durston to Craig McMillan, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
End of over 16
Canterbury Wizards 134/2 (RR : 8.38)
Brendon McCullum 88 (55b)
Craig McMillan 31 (24b)
Wes Durston 2-0-14-0
16.1 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
16.2 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
16.3 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, Wide, no run. (1)
16.3 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
16.4 Charl Langeveldt to Craig McMillan, Sharp reflexes, excellent catch! That's certainly going to be on the highlight reel.
C. McMillan c & b Langeveldt
Runs : 43 Balls : 28 S/R : 153.6
16.5 Charl Langeveldt to Chris Harris, , Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
16.6 Charl Langeveldt to Chris Harris, Bah, that was poor umpiring. Pitched outside leg, going over the top, and an inside edge! That's what you get for sleeping with the umpire's wife!
C. Harris lbw b Langeveldt
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
End of over 17
Canterbury Wizards 148/4 (RR : 8.71)
Michael Papps 0 (0b)
Brendon McCullum 88 (55b)
Charl Langeveldt 2-0-25-2
17.1 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
17.2 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
17.3 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
17.4 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
17.5 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
17.6 Andy Caddick to Brendon McCullum, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 18
Canterbury Wizards 160/4 (RR : 8.89)
Brendon McCullum 100 (61b)
Michael Papps 0 (0b)
Andy Caddick 4-0-31-0
18.1 Keith Parsons to Michael Papps, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
18.2 Keith Parsons to Michael Papps, , Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
18.3 Keith Parsons to Michael Papps, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
18.4 Keith Parsons to Michael Papps, Very well bowled. (0)
18.5 Keith Parsons to Michael Papps, No Ball. Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.5 Keith Parsons to Michael Papps, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
18.6 Keith Parsons to Brendon McCullum, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
End of over 19
Canterbury Wizards 173/4 (RR : 9.11)
Brendon McCullum 102 (62b)
Michael Papps 9 (4b)
Keith Parsons 4-0-43-1
19.1 Richard Johnson to Michael Papps, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
19.2 Richard Johnson to Michael Papps, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
19.3 Richard Johnson to Michael Papps, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
19.4 Richard Johnson to Michael Papps, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
19.5 Richard Johnson to Michael Papps, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
19.6 Richard Johnson to Brendon McCullum, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 20
Canterbury Wizards 184/4 (RR : 9.20)
Brendon McCullum 102 (63b)
Michael Papps 20 (9b)
Richard Johnson 4-0-33-1
Canterbury Wizards 184/4 (RR : 9.20)
Overs: 20.0
Canterbury Wizards Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Nathan Astle c Trescothick b Johnson 2 7 0 0 28.5
Brendon McCullum not out 102 63 12 3 161.9
Peter Fulton c Langeveldt b Parsons 6 8 0 0 75.0
Craig McMillan c & b Langeveldt 43 28 5 1 153.6
Chris Harris lbw b Langeveldt 0 1 0 0 0.0
Michael Papps not out 20 9 0 2 222.2
Chris Cairns
Paul Wiseman
Sunnie Chan
Chris Martin
Carl Anderson
Total: 184/4 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.20
Extras : 11 No Balls : 3 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 2
Somerset Sabres Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Keith Parsons 4.0 0 43 1 10.75
Richard Johnson 4.0 0 33 1 8.25
Wes Durston 2.0 0 14 0 7.00
Arul Suppiah 4.0 0 33 0 8.25
Andy Caddick 4.0 0 31 0 7.75
Charl Langeveldt 2.0 0 25 2 12.50
Total: 184/4 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 9.20
Extras : 11 No Balls : 3 Wides : 3 Leg Byes : 3 Byes : 2
Before this season we had not seen a single hundred, but ever since the start of this season, we've seen two. Both of them coming from the bat of Brendon McCullum.
0.1 Nathan Astle to Graeme Smith, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
0.2 Nathan Astle to Graeme Smith, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
0.3 Nathan Astle to Marcus Trescothick, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
0.4 Nathan Astle to Marcus Trescothick, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and cracks it up and over midwicket for six! Great shot, tremendous power! (6)
0.5 Nathan Astle to Marcus Trescothick, That was a very good delivery. (0)
0.6 Nathan Astle to Marcus Trescothick, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 1
Somerset Sabres 8/0 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(9.26)
Graeme Smith 1 (2b)
Marcus Trescothick 7 (4b)
Nathan Astle 1-0-8-0
1.1 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, Nice. Length ball, clobbered down the ground for six. Superb batting. (6)
1.2 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, Easy single. (1)
1.3 Chris Cairns to Graeme Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
1.4 Chris Cairns to Graeme Smith, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, he’s given him!
G. Smith lbw b Cairns
Runs : 3 Balls : 4 S/R : 75
1.5 Chris Cairns to Matt Wood, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
1.6 Chris Cairns to Matt Wood, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 2
Somerset Sabres 21/1 (RR : 10.50) Required RR(9.06)
Matt Wood 4 (2b)
Marcus Trescothick 14 (6b)
Chris Cairns 1-0-13-1
2.1 Nathan Astle to Marcus Trescothick, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
2.2 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, Very well bowled. (0)
2.3 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, Very well bowled. (0)
2.4 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, Very well bowled. (0)
2.5 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
2.6 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
End of over 3
Somerset Sabres 34/1 (RR : 11.33) Required RR(8.82)
Matt Wood 16 (7b)
Marcus Trescothick 15 (7b)
Nathan Astle 2-0-21-0
3.1 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
3.2 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
3.3 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
3.4 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, For all the Americans out there, that's the cricketing equivalent of a Home-Run. Nice stuff. Six. (6)
3.5 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
3.6 Chris Cairns to Matt Wood, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
End of over 4
Somerset Sabres 46/1 (RR : 11.50) Required RR(8.63)
Marcus Trescothick 26 (12b)
Matt Wood 17 (8b)
Chris Cairns 2-0-25-1
4.1 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, Very well bowled. (0)
4.2 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
4.3 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
4.4 Nathan Astle to Marcus Trescothick, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
4.5 Nathan Astle to Marcus Trescothick, That's a single. (1)
4.6 Nathan Astle to Matt Wood, Good running, two runs. (2)
End of over 5
Somerset Sabres 50/1 (RR : 10.00) Required RR(8.93)
Matt Wood 20 (12b)
Marcus Trescothick 27 (14b)
Nathan Astle 3-0-25-0
5.1 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, Very well bowled. (0)
5.2 Chris Cairns to Marcus Trescothick, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
M. Trescothick c Astle b Cairns
Runs : 27 Balls : 16 S/R : 168.8
5.3 Chris Cairns to James Hildreth, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.4 Chris Cairns to Matt Wood, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
5.5 Chris Cairns to Matt Wood, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
5.6 Chris Cairns to Matt Wood, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 6
Somerset Sabres 61/2 (RR : 10.17) Required RR(8.79)
Matt Wood 30 (15b)
James Hildreth 1 (1b)
Chris Cairns 3-0-36-2
6.1 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
6.2 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.3 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
6.4 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
6.5 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
6.6 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 7
Somerset Sabres 74/2 (RR : 10.57) Required RR(8.46)
Matt Wood 30 (15b)
James Hildreth 14 (7b)
Chris Harris 1-0-13-0
7.1 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, That was a very good delivery. (0)
7.2 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, No shot offered. (0)
7.3 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.4 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, No shot offered. (0)
7.5 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
7.6 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
End of over 8
Somerset Sabres 78/2 (RR : 9.75) Required RR(8.83)
James Hildreth 18 (13b)
Matt Wood 30 (15b)
Chris Martin 1-0-4-0
8.1 Chris Harris to Matt Wood, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
8.2 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
8.3 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
8.4 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
8.5 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
8.6 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 9
Somerset Sabres 86/2 (RR : 9.56) Required RR(8.91)
Matt Wood 31 (16b)
James Hildreth 25 (18b)
Chris Harris 2-0-21-0
9.1 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
9.2 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
9.3 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
9.4 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.5 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
9.6 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 10
Somerset Sabres 92/2 (RR : 9.20) Required RR(9.20)
James Hildreth 28 (22b)
Matt Wood 34 (18b)
Paul Wiseman 1-0-6-0
10.1 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
10.2 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
10.4 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
10.5 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
10.6 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
End of over 11
Somerset Sabres 98/2 (RR : 8.91) Required RR(9.56)
Matt Wood 38 (21b)
James Hildreth 30 (25b)
Chris Martin 2-0-10-0
11.1 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
11.2 Chris Harris to Matt Wood, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
11.3 Chris Harris to Matt Wood, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Chris Harris to Matt Wood, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.5 Chris Harris to Matt Wood, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
11.6 Chris Harris to James Hildreth, Easy single. (1)
End of over 12
Somerset Sabres 105/2 (RR : 8.75) Required RR(9.88)
Matt Wood 43 (25b)
James Hildreth 32 (27b)
Chris Harris 3-0-28-0
12.1 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
12.2 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Very well bowled. (0)
12.3 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
12.4 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
12.5 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
12.6 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 13
Somerset Sabres 113/2 (RR : 8.69) Required RR(10.1)
James Hildreth 39 (31b)
Matt Wood 44 (27b)
Paul Wiseman 2-0-14-0
13.1 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
13.2 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.3 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
13.4 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, No Ball. Good running, two runs. (2)
13.4 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.5 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
13.6 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 14
Somerset Sabres 123/2 (RR : 8.79) Required RR(10.2)
James Hildreth 39 (32b)
Matt Wood 53 (32b)
Chris Martin 3-0-20-0
14.1 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
14.2 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, That was a very good delivery. (0)
14.3 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
14.4 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
14.5 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, That's a single. (1)
14.6 Paul Wiseman to James Hildreth, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
End of over 15
Somerset Sabres 127/2 (RR : 8.47) Required RR(11.4)
Matt Wood 56 (37b)
James Hildreth 40 (33b)
Paul Wiseman 3-0-18-0
15.1 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
15.2 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
15.3 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.4 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.5 Chris Martin to Matt Wood, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.6 Chris Martin to James Hildreth, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 16
Somerset Sabres 131/2 (RR : 8.19) Required RR(13.3)
James Hildreth 42 (36b)
Matt Wood 58 (40b)
Chris Martin 4-0-24-0
16.1 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Ah that's a rubbish ball, and the batsman wastes no time in putting the trash away. Six! (6)
16.2 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
16.3 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
16.4 Paul Wiseman to Matt Wood, Oooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidal single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...
M. Wood run out (Harris)
Runs : 68 Balls : 44 S/R : 154.5
16.5 Paul Wiseman to Carl Gazzard, Short, wide, and played on! That's poor, poor batting, the bowler is ecstatic about getting a wicket off that!
C. Gazzard b Wiseman
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.6 Paul Wiseman to Keith Parsons, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 17
Somerset Sabres 141/4 (RR : 8.29) Required RR(14.3)
Keith Parsons 0 (1b)
James Hildreth 42 (36b)
Paul Wiseman 4-0-28-1
17.1 Carl Anderson to James Hildreth, I don't think he'll be attempting any more bouncers after that. The batsman has hooked that away magnificently for six! (6)
17.2 Carl Anderson to James Hildreth, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.3 Carl Anderson to James Hildreth, The batsman sees the juicy half-volley outside off-stump, and decided that it deserved more than a spanking through the covers, and so thrashes it into the stands instead! 6 runs. (6)
17.4 Carl Anderson to James Hildreth, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
17.5 Carl Anderson to James Hildreth, And that's been caught, by a man in the crowd! Six Runs! (6)
17.6 Carl Anderson to James Hildreth, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 18
Somerset Sabres 162/4 (RR : 9.00) Required RR(11.00)
Keith Parsons 0 (1b)
James Hildreth 63 (42b)
Carl Anderson 1-0-21-0
18.1 Nathan Astle to James Hildreth, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
18.2 Nathan Astle to James Hildreth, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
18.3 Nathan Astle to Keith Parsons, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
18.4 Nathan Astle to Keith Parsons, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
18.5 Nathan Astle to Keith Parsons, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
18.6 Nathan Astle to Keith Parsons, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
End of over 19
Somerset Sabres 175/4 (RR : 9.21) Required RR(9.00)
Keith Parsons 8 (5b)
James Hildreth 68 (44b)
Nathan Astle 4-0-38-0
19.1 Chris Cairns to James Hildreth, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
19.2 Chris Cairns to James Hildreth, Caught!
J. Hildreth c McCullum b Cairns
Runs : 72 Balls : 46 S/R : 156.5
19.3 Chris Cairns to Richard Johnson, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
19.4 Chris Cairns to Keith Parsons, Low full toss, the batsman drives it down the ground for six! Great shot! The bowler is distraught! (6)
Somerset Sabres 186/5 (RR : 9.78)
Overs: 19.4
Somerset Sabres Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Graeme Smith lbw b Cairns 3 4 0 0 75.0
Marcus Trescothick c Astle b Cairns 27 16 0 3 168.8
Matt Wood run out (Harris) 68 44 4 4 154.5
James Hildreth c McCullum b Cairns 72 46 6 3 156.5
Carl Gazzard b Wiseman 0 1 0 0 0.0
Keith Parsons not out 14 6 1 1 233.3
Richard Johnson not out 1 1 0 0 100.0
Wes Durston
Arul Suppiah
Andy Caddick
Charl Langeveldt
Total: 186/5 Overs: 19.4 Run Rate: 9.78
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Canterbury Wizards Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Nathan Astle 4.0 0 38 0 9.50
Chris Harris 3.0 0 28 0 9.33
Chris Cairns 3.4 0 47 3 12.82
Paul Wiseman 4.0 0 28 1 7.00
Chris Martin 4.0 0 24 0 6.00
Carl Anderson 1.0 0 21 0 21.00
Total: 186/5 Overs: 19.4 Run Rate: 9.78
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
James Hildreth and Matt Wood outdo Brendon McCullum's excellence. Brendon McCullum's second hundred goes in vain as Somerset Sabres defeat Canterbury Wizards to register a win.
Canterbury Wizards 184/4 in 20.0 overs.
Somerset Sabres 186/5 in 19.4 overs.
Somerset Sabres won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Man of the match: James Hildreth (SOM)
0.1 Mohammad Asif to Adam Crosthwaite, Caught!
A. Crosthwaite c Mahmood b Asif
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.2 Mohammad Asif to Michael Klinger, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
0.3 Mohammad Asif to Michael Klinger, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
0.4 Mohammad Asif to David Hussey, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scramble through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!
D. Hussey run out (Naved)
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.5 Mohammad Asif to Marcus North, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
0.6 Mohammad Asif to Marcus North, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers 7/2 (RR : 7.00)
Marcus North 6 (2b)
Michael Klinger 1 (2b)
Mohammad Asif 1-0-7-1
1.1 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
1.2 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, That was a very good delivery. (0)
1.3 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, Wide full toss, the batsman slashes at it and gets four more through point! Poor bowling. (4)
1.5 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
1.6 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers 13/2 (RR : 6.50)
Michael Klinger 7 (8b)
Marcus North 6 (2b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 1-0-6-0
2.1 Mohammad Asif to Marcus North, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
2.2 Mohammad Asif to Marcus North, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
2.3 Mohammad Asif to Marcus North, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
2.4 Mohammad Asif to Marcus North, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
2.5 Mohammad Asif to Michael Klinger, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
2.6 Mohammad Asif to Michael Klinger, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers 20/2 (RR : 6.67)
Michael Klinger 9 (10b)
Marcus North 11 (6b)
Mohammad Asif 2-0-14-1
3.1 Sarfraz Ahmed to Marcus North, Very well bowled. (0)
3.2 Sarfraz Ahmed to Marcus North, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
3.3 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
3.4 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
3.5 Sarfraz Ahmed to Michael Klinger, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
3.6 Sarfraz Ahmed to Marcus North, Slog-sweep time! He hasn't executed that quite well, and....yup, he's out caught! Tough luck kid, maybe you'll do better next time.
M. North c I Nazir b Ahmed
Runs : 12 Balls : 9 S/R : 133.3
End of over 4
Victorian Bushrangers 22/3 (RR : 5.50)
Brad Hodge 0 (0b)
Michael Klinger 10 (13b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 2-0-8-1
4.1 Mohammad Asif to Michael Klinger, Hit outside off stump, no shot offered, he’s given him!
M. Klinger lbw b Asif
Runs : 10 Balls : 14 S/R : 71.43
4.2 Mohammad Asif to Cameron White, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.3 Mohammad Asif to Cameron White, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
4.4 Mohammad Asif to Cameron White, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
4.5 Mohammad Asif to Brad Hodge, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
4.6 Mohammad Asif to Cameron White, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers 30/4 (RR : 6.00)
Cameron White 7 (4b)
Brad Hodge 1 (1b)
Mohammad Asif 3-0-22-2
5.1 Sarfraz Ahmed to Brad Hodge, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
5.2 Sarfraz Ahmed to Brad Hodge, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.3 Sarfraz Ahmed to Brad Hodge, A mix up, throw, oh boy this is close. And the third umpire gives it!
B. Hodge run out (Shehzad)
Runs : 9 Balls : 4 S/R : 225
5.4 Sarfraz Ahmed to Andrew McDonald, Very well bowled. (0)
5.5 Sarfraz Ahmed to Andrew McDonald, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
5.6 Sarfraz Ahmed to Andrew McDonald, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers 38/5 (RR : 6.33)
Andrew McDonald 0 (3b)
Cameron White 7 (4b)
Sarfraz Ahmed 3-0-16-1
6.1 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
6.2 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
6.3 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
6.4 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
6.5 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
6.6 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers 46/5 (RR : 6.57)
Cameron White 10 (7b)
Andrew McDonald 5 (6b)
Mansoor Amjad 1-0-8-0
7.1 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.2 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
7.3 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
7.4 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, He didn't middle that, but there is enough power on it to get the batsmen three. (7)
7.5 Shoaib Malik to Cameron White, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
7.6 Shoaib Malik to Cameron White, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers 66/5 (RR : 8.25)
Andrew McDonald 20 (10b)
Cameron White 15 (9b)
Shoaib Malik 1-0-20-0
8.1 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
8.2 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.3 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
8.4 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
8.5 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Very well bowled. (0)
8.6 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers 77/5 (RR : 8.56)
Andrew McDonald 21 (11b)
Cameron White 25 (14b)
Mansoor Amjad 2-0-19-0
9.1 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
9.2 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
9.3 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, Very well bowled. (0)
9.4 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
9.5 Nadeem Javed to Andrew McDonald, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
9.6 Nadeem Javed to Andrew McDonald, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers 88/5 (RR : 8.8)
Andrew McDonald 25 (13b)
Cameron White 32 (18b)
Nadeem Javed 1-0-11-0
10.1 Shoaib Malik to Cameron White, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
10.2 Shoaib Malik to Cameron White, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
10.3 Shoaib Malik to Cameron White, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
10.4 Shoaib Malik to Cameron White, One more to the total. (1)
10.5 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Very well bowled. (0)
10.6 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers 90/5 (RR : 8.18)
Cameron White 33 (22b)
Andrew McDonald 26 (15b)
Shoaib Malik 2-0-22-0
11.1 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.2 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
11.3 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
11.4 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
11.5 Mansoor Amjad to Andrew McDonald, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
11.6 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
End of over 12
Victorian Bushrangers 103/5 (RR : 8.58)
Cameron White 37 (23b)
Andrew McDonald 35 (20b)
Mansoor Amjad 3-0-32-0
12.1 Nadeem Javed to Andrew McDonald, No Ball. Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
12.1 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
12.2 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
12.3 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
12.4 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
12.5 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
12.6 Nadeem Javed to Andrew McDonald, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers 108/5 (RR : 8.31)
Andrew McDonald 36 (21b)
Cameron White 40 (28b)
Nadeem Javed 2-0-16-0
13.1 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to Cameron White, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
13.2 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to Cameron White, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
13.3 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to Cameron White, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
13.4 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to Andrew McDonald, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
13.5 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to Andrew McDonald, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
13.6 Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to Andrew McDonald, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers 123/5 (RR : 8.79)
Andrew McDonald 44 (24b)
Cameron White 47 (31b)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 1-0-15-0
14.1 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
14.2 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
14.4 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
14.5 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
14.6 Mansoor Amjad to Cameron White, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 15
Victorian Bushrangers 137/5 (RR : 9.13)
Cameron White 61 (37b)
Andrew McDonald 44 (24b)
Mansoor Amjad 4-0-46-0
15.1 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Good length delivery on the stumps, the batsman just leans forward and drives it past mid-on for four more. Lovely shot. (4)
15.2 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
15.3 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Good running, two runs. (2)
15.4 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
15.5 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
15.6 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers 150/5 (RR : 9.38)
Cameron White 61 (37b)
Andrew McDonald 57 (30b)
Shoaib Malik 3-0-35-0
16.1 Nadeem Javed to Andrew McDonald, , Byes, another 4 run(s) (4)
16.2 Nadeem Javed to Cameron White, He tries to play that off the back foot, but the ball keeps low and raps him on the pad! It's plumb in front, he's gotta go! Tough luck son.
C. White lbw b Javed
Runs : 61 Balls : 38 S/R : 160.5
16.3 Nadeem Javed to Gerard Denton, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
16.4 Nadeem Javed to Gerard Denton, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
G. Denton c Naved b Javed
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
16.5 Nadeem Javed to Peter Siddle, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
16.6 Nadeem Javed to Peter Siddle, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers 156/7 (RR : 9.18)
Peter Siddle 2 (2b)
Andrew McDonald 57 (30b)
Nadeem Javed 3-0-18-2
17.1 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (5)
17.2 Shoaib Malik to Peter Siddle, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
17.3 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
17.4 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, , Leg Byes, another 2 run(s) (2)
17.5 Shoaib Malik to Peter Siddle, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
17.6 Shoaib Malik to Andrew McDonald, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers 173/7 (RR : 9.61)
Andrew McDonald 70 (33b)
Peter Siddle 4 (4b)
Shoaib Malik 4-0-50-0
18.1 Mohammad Asif to Peter Siddle, That wasn't a bad ball, but the batsmen went at it with everything except the kitchen sink, and got enough on it to send it over the fence! 6 more! (6)
18.2 Mohammad Asif to Peter Siddle, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
18.3 Mohammad Asif to Peter Siddle, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
18.4 Mohammad Asif to Peter Siddle, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
18.5 Mohammad Asif to Andrew McDonald, He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
A. McDonald run out (Asif)
Runs : 70 Balls : 34 S/R : 205.9
18.6 Mohammad Asif to Mick Lewis, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Victorian Bushrangers 184/8 (RR : 9.68)
Mick Lewis 0 (1b)
Peter Siddle 15 (8b)
Mohammad Asif 4-0-33-2
19.1 Sarfraz Ahmed to Peter Siddle, Fantastic catch! Brilliant one handed effort! Even the batsman has to applaud that one!
P. Siddle c Younis b Ahmed
Runs : 15 Balls : 9 S/R : 166.7
19.2 Sarfraz Ahmed to Shane Harwood, Byes, another 3 run(s) (3)
19.3 Sarfraz Ahmed to Shane Harwood, Caught!
S. Harwood c Mahmood b Ahmed
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
Victorian Bushrangers 187/10 (RR : 9.84)
Overs: 19.3
Victorian Bushrangers Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Adam Crosthwaite c Mahmood b Asif 0 1 0 0 0.0
David Hussey run out (Naved) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Michael Klinger lbw b Asif 10 14 1 0 71.4
Marcus North c I Nazir b Ahmed 12 9 1 0 133.3
Brad Hodge run out (Shehzad) 9 4 0 1 225.0
Cameron White lbw b Javed 61 38 9 0 160.5
Andrew McDonald run out (Asif) 70 34 9 1 205.9
Gerard Denton c Naved b Javed 0 2 0 0 0.0
Peter Siddle c Younis b Ahmed 15 9 1 1 166.7
Mick Lewis not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Shane Harwood c Mahmood b Ahmed 0 1 0 0 0.0
Total: 187/10 Overs: 19.3 Run Rate: 9.84
Extras : 10 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 2 Byes : 7
Sialkot Stallions Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Shoaib Malik 4.0 0 50 0 12.50
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 1.0 0 15 0 15.00
Mohammad Asif 4.0 0 33 2 8.25
Sarfraz Ahmed 3.3 0 16 3 4.57
Nadeem Javed 3.0 0 18 2 6.00
Mansoor Amjad 4.0 0 46 0 11.50
Total: 187/10 Overs: 19.3 Run Rate: 9.84
Extras : 10 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 2 Byes : 7
After an embarrassing top-order fail, Andrew McDonald and the skipper, Cameron White came to Victorian Bushrangers' rescue and took them to a commendable total.
0.1 Mick Lewis to Imran Nazir, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
0.2 Mick Lewis to Imran Nazir, Plumb!
I. Nazir lbw b Lewis
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
0.3 Mick Lewis to Khalid Mahmood, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
0.4 Mick Lewis to Khalid Mahmood, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
0.5 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
0.6 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
End of over 1
Sialkot Stallions 9/1 (RR : 9.00) Required RR(9.37)
Kamran Younis 6 (2b)
Khalid Mahmood 3 (2b)
Mick Lewis 1-0-9-1
1.1 Shane Harwood to Khalid Mahmood, My GOD that's massive! 6 runs! (6)
1.2 Shane Harwood to Khalid Mahmood, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
1.3 Shane Harwood to Khalid Mahmood, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
1.4 Shane Harwood to Kamran Younis, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
1.5 Shane Harwood to Kamran Younis, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
1.6 Shane Harwood to Kamran Younis, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 2
Sialkot Stallions 18/1 (RR : 9.00) Required RR(9.39)
Kamran Younis 8 (5b)
Khalid Mahmood 10 (5b)
Shane Harwood 1-0-9-0
2.1 Mick Lewis to Khalid Mahmood, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
2.2 Mick Lewis to Khalid Mahmood, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
2.3 Mick Lewis to Khalid Mahmood, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
2.4 Mick Lewis to Khalid Mahmood, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
2.5 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
2.6 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
End of over 3
Sialkot Stallions 31/1 (RR : 10.33) Required RR(9.18)
Kamran Younis 18 (7b)
Khalid Mahmood 13 (9b)
Mick Lewis 2-0-22-1
3.1 Shane Harwood to Khalid Mahmood, Very well bowled. (0)
3.2 Shane Harwood to Khalid Mahmood, Oh that was a dolly of a catch, and the fielder makes no mistake. Back to the nets for the batsman.
K. Mahmood c Siddle b Harwood
Runs : 13 Balls : 11 S/R : 118.2
3.3 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
3.4 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
3.5 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, Very well bowled. (0)
3.6 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 4
Sialkot Stallions 43/2 (RR : 10.75) Required RR(9.00)
Faisal Naved 12 (4b)
Kamran Younis 18 (7b)
Shane Harwood 2-0-21-1
4.1 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
4.2 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
4.3 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, No shot offered. (0)
4.4 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
4.5 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, Very well bowled. (0)
4.6 Mick Lewis to Kamran Younis, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 5
Sialkot Stallions 43/2 (RR : 8.60) Required RR(9.60)
Kamran Younis 18 (13b)
Faisal Naved 12 (4b)
Mick Lewis 3-1-22-1
5.1 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
5.2 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
5.3 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, Reverse sweep, and it's four! What an outrageous shot! The batsman is all smiles after pulling that one off! (6)
5.4 Shane Harwood to Faisal Naved, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
5.5 Shane Harwood to Kamran Younis, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
5.6 Shane Harwood to Kamran Younis, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 6
Sialkot Stallions 54/2 (RR : 9.00) Required RR(9.50)
Kamran Younis 18 (15b)
Faisal Naved 23 (8b)
Shane Harwood 3-0-32-1
6.1 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
6.2 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Very well bowled. (0)
6.3 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, He tried to go over the top but doesn't connect well. However, it's placed in the gap the ball trickles away for four. (4)
6.4 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
6.5 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
6.6 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, That's a single. (1)
End of over 7
Sialkot Stallions 59/2 (RR : 8.43) Required RR(9.85)
Kamran Younis 18 (15b)
Faisal Naved 28 (14b)
Peter Siddle 1-0-5-0
7.1 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Very well bowled. (0)
7.2 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
7.3 Andrew McDonald to Kamran Younis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
7.4 Andrew McDonald to Kamran Younis, Oooh! Good ball, yorker length delivery on the legstump. The batsman just barely gets his bat down on time, and the non striker urges him through for a quick single. (1)
7.5 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, No shot offered. (0)
7.6 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 8
Sialkot Stallions 61/2 (RR : 7.63) Required RR(10.5)
Faisal Naved 29 (18b)
Kamran Younis 19 (17b)
Andrew McDonald 1-0-2-0
8.1 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.2 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
8.3 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
8.4 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, No shot offered. (0)
8.5 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
8.6 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, No Ball. Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
8.6 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
End of over 9
Sialkot Stallions 66/2 (RR : 7.33) Required RR(11)
Kamran Younis 21 (21b)
Faisal Naved 31 (20b)
Gerard Denton 1-0-5-0
9.1 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
9.2 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
9.3 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
9.4 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.5 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
9.6 Andrew McDonald to Kamran Younis, Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only two. (2)
End of over 10
Sialkot Stallions 75/2 (RR : 7.50) Required RR(11.2)
Kamran Younis 23 (22b)
Faisal Naved 38 (25b)
Andrew McDonald 2-0-11-0
10.1 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
10.2 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Very well bowled. (0)
10.3 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
10.4 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
10.5 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
10.6 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
End of over 11
Sialkot Stallions 78/2 (RR : 7.09) Required RR(12.1)
Kamran Younis 25 (27b)
Faisal Naved 39 (26b)
Gerard Denton 2-0-8-0
11.1 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Very well bowled. (0)
11.2 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
11.3 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
11.4 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Very well bowled. (0)
11.5 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
11.6 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
End of over 12
Sialkot Stallions 83/2 (RR : 6.92) Required RR(13)
Kamran Younis 25 (27b)
Faisal Naved 44 (32b)
Peter Siddle 2-0-10-0
12.1 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
12.2 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
12.3 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.4 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Good slower ball, the batsman doesn't pick it up. Still gets a single though. (1)
12.5 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
12.6 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
End of over 13
Sialkot Stallions 91/2 (RR : 7.00) Required RR(13.7)
Faisal Naved 51 (37b)
Kamran Younis 26 (28b)
Gerard Denton 3-0-16-0
13.1 Peter Siddle to Kamran Younis, Dabbed into the gap for a quick single. The captain decides to shift the field around a little bit. (1)
13.2 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
13.3 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Neat little late cut, beats the slip and short third man. The batsmen get two. (2)
13.4 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
13.5 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
13.6 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
End of over 14
Sialkot Stallions 98/2 (RR : 7.00) Required RR(14.8)
Faisal Naved 57 (42b)
Kamran Younis 27 (29b)
Peter Siddle 3-0-17-0
14.1 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
14.2 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Very well bowled. (0)
14.3 Gerard Denton to Faisal Naved, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
14.4 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (4)
14.5 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, He's hit that high and hard...the fielder is coming underneath it...will he catch it? NOOOO! He spills the chance! And to add insult to injury, the ball rolls away for four runs. The bowler is fuming! (4)
14.6 Gerard Denton to Kamran Younis, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
End of over 15
Sialkot Stallions 112/2 (RR : 7.47) Required RR(15)
Kamran Younis 40 (33b)
Faisal Naved 58 (44b)
Gerard Denton 4-0-30-0
15.1 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
15.2 Andrew McDonald to Kamran Younis, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
15.3 Andrew McDonald to Kamran Younis, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
15.4 Andrew McDonald to Kamran Younis, He's caught it, no he's dropped it, he's caught it, he's juggling it, and he's taken it! Finally, bet he had his heart in his mouth for a moment there!
K. Younis c Siddle b McDonald
Runs : 46 Balls : 36 S/R : 127.8
15.5 Andrew McDonald to Shoaib Malik, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
15.6 Andrew McDonald to Faisal Naved, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
End of over 16
Sialkot Stallions 121/3 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(16.5)
Shoaib Malik 1 (1b)
Faisal Naved 60 (46b)
Andrew McDonald 3-0-20-1
16.1 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
16.2 Peter Siddle to Faisal Naved, Low full toss, the batsman lines up for the big shot, and misses completely! LBW! Gosh that's rubbish batting, the batsman is kicking himself!
F. Naved lbw b Siddle
Runs : 62 Balls : 48 S/R : 129.2
16.3 Peter Siddle to Shehzad Malik, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
16.4 Peter Siddle to Shehzad Malik, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
16.5 Peter Siddle to Shehzad Malik, The bowler appeals, and the finger of death has lifted.
Shehzad Malik lbw b Siddle
Runs : 4 Balls : 3 S/R : 133.3
16.6 Peter Siddle to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 17
Sialkot Stallions 127/5 (RR : 7.47) Required RR(20.00)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 0 (1b)
Shoaib Malik 1 (1b)
Peter Siddle 4-0-23-2
17.1 Andrew McDonald to Shoaib Malik, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
17.2 Andrew McDonald to Shoaib Malik, Pitched in line, hitting middle stump, but is it too high? The umpire doesn't think so, and the batsman has to go!
Shoaib Malik lbw b McDonald
Runs : 1 Balls : 3 S/R : 33.33
17.3 Andrew McDonald to Mohammad Asif, Edged and through the vacant gully region for four! And just after the captained had removed a man from there! Don't you just hate it when that happens? (4)
17.4 Andrew McDonald to Mohammad Asif, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
17.5 Andrew McDonald to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
17.6 Andrew McDonald to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
End of over 18
Sialkot Stallions 136/6 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(25.50)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 4 (3b)
Mohammad Asif 5 (2b)
Andrew McDonald 4-0-29-2
18.1 Mick Lewis to Mohammad Asif, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
18.2 Mick Lewis to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
18.3 Mick Lewis to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
18.4 Mick Lewis to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
18.5 Mick Lewis to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
18.6 Mick Lewis to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
End of over 19
Sialkot Stallions 149/6 (RR : 7.84) Required RR(38.00)
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 16 (8b)
Mohammad Asif 6 (3b)
Mick Lewis 4-1-35-1
19.1 Shane Harwood to Mohammad Asif, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
19.2 Shane Harwood to Mohammad Asif, Uppercut over the slip fielders and away for four! Cheeky shot! (4)
19.3 Shane Harwood to Mohammad Asif, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
19.4 Shane Harwood to Mohammad Asif, Easy single. (1)
19.5 Shane Harwood to Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, who fires a throw back in immediately. The batsmen try to scramble through for a single, but they're caught short! Brilliant fielding, and a wicket for the fielding side!
R. Naved’Hasan run out (Harwood)
Runs : 16 Balls : 9 S/R : 177.8
19.6 Shane Harwood to Sarfraz Ahmed, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 20
Sialkot Stallions 156/7 (RR : 7.80)
Sarfraz Ahmed 0 (1b)
Mohammad Asif 13 (7b)
Shane Harwood 4-0-39-1
Sialkot Stallions 156/7 (RR : 7.80)
Overs: 20.0
Sialkot Stallions Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Imran Nazir lbw b Lewis 0 2 0 0 0.0
Kamran Younis c Siddle b McDonald 46 36 6 1 127.8
Khalid Mahmood c Siddle b Harwood 13 11 0 1 118.2
Faisal Naved lbw b Siddle 62 48 7 1 129.2
Shoaib Malik lbw b McDonald 1 3 0 0 33.3
Shehzad Malik lbw b Siddle 4 3 1 0 133.3
Rana Naved-ul-Hasan run out (Harwood) 16 9 2 0 177.8
Mohammad Asif not out 13 7 2 0 185.7
Sarfraz Ahmed not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Nadeem Javed
Mansoor Amjad
Total: 156/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.80
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Victorian Bushrangers Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Andrew McDonald 4.0 0 29 2 7.25
Gerard Denton 4.0 0 30 0 7.50
Peter Siddle 4.0 0 23 2 5.75
Mick Lewis 4.0 1 35 1 8.75
Shane Harwood 4.0 0 39 1 9.75
Total: 156/7 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.80
Extras : 1 No Balls : 1 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Victorian Bushrangers restrict Sialkot Stallions to win the game with Peter Siddle being the difference maker.
Victorian Bushrangers 187/10 in 19.3 overs.
Sialkot Stallions 156/7 in 20.0 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers won by 31 runs
Man of the match: Andrew McDonald (VIC)
0.1 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
0.2 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
0.3 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
0.4 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
0.5 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, Edged and over the slip fielder! Two runs while third man tidies up. (2)
0.6 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
End of over 1
Somerset Sabres 3/0 (RR : 3.00)
Marcus Trescothick 0 (0b)
Graeme Smith 3 (6b)
Shane Harwood 1-0-3-0
1.1 Mick Lewis to Graeme Smith, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
1.2 Mick Lewis to Graeme Smith, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
1.3 Mick Lewis to Graeme Smith, Very well bowled. (0)
1.4 Mick Lewis to Graeme Smith, Down the track, driven to the deep. Two more. (2)
1.5 Mick Lewis to Graeme Smith, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
1.6 Mick Lewis to Graeme Smith, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
End of over 2
Somerset Sabres 10/0 (RR : 5.00)
Marcus Trescothick 0 (0b)
Graeme Smith 10 (12b)
Mick Lewis 1-0-7-0
2.1 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, No shot offered. (0)
2.2 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, Full, wide, the batsman slashes hard at it and edges it through the second slip region! Third man tidies up and the batsmen run for three. The captain decides to move the man from short fine leg to the slip cordon, he's searching for a wicket here. (3)
2.3 Shane Harwood to Marcus Trescothick, One more to the total. (1)
2.4 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, That's a single. (1)
2.5 Shane Harwood to Marcus Trescothick, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
2.6 Shane Harwood to Graeme Smith, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 3
Somerset Sabres 16/0 (RR : 5.33)
Graeme Smith 14 (16b)
Marcus Trescothick 2 (2b)
Shane Harwood 2-0-9-0
3.1 Mick Lewis to Marcus Trescothick, Very well bowled. (0)
3.2 Mick Lewis to Marcus Trescothick, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
3.3 Mick Lewis to Marcus Trescothick, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
3.4 Mick Lewis to Marcus Trescothick, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
3.5 Mick Lewis to Marcus Trescothick, Wide, no run. (1)
3.5 Mick Lewis to Marcus Trescothick, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
3.6 Mick Lewis to Graeme Smith, Caught!
G. Smith c Crosthwaite b Lewis
Runs : 14 Balls : 17 S/R : 82.35
End of over 4
Somerset Sabres 24/1 (RR : 6.00)
Matt Wood 0 (0b)
Marcus Trescothick 9 (7b)
Mick Lewis 2-0-15-1
4.1 Shane Harwood to Marcus Trescothick, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
4.2 Shane Harwood to Marcus Trescothick, Good bouncer. The batsman attempts the hooks, and gets a top edge which lands safe. Only one. (1)
4.3 Shane Harwood to Matt Wood, Text-book cover drive, four more. (4)
4.4 Shane Harwood to Matt Wood, That was travelling like a rocket, but somehow the fielder has managed to hold on! Nice catch.
M. Wood c Hodge b Harwood
Runs : 4 Balls : 2 S/R : 200
4.5 Shane Harwood to James Hildreth, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
4.6 Shane Harwood to James Hildreth, Oh boy what a catch that was! Incredible reflexes, he caught it one handed diving to his left, the batsman can't believe it!
J. Hildreth c White b Harwood
Runs : 0 Balls : 2 S/R : 0
End of over 5
Somerset Sabres 33/3 (RR : 6.60)
Ian Blackwell 0 (0b)
Marcus Trescothick 14 (9b)
Shane Harwood 3-0-18-2
5.1 Mick Lewis to Marcus Trescothick, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
5.2 Mick Lewis to Ian Blackwell, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
5.3 Mick Lewis to Ian Blackwell, Flicked off his hips through the vacant square leg region for two runs. The captain decides to remove a man from gully to cover up that spot. (2)
5.4 Mick Lewis to Ian Blackwell, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
5.5 Mick Lewis to Ian Blackwell, Tucked on the off side, two more to the total. (2)
5.6 Mick Lewis to Ian Blackwell, He taps the ball away, calls for a quick singe, in comes the throw, and it's a direct hit! Out by miles! Fantastic fielding!
I. Blackwell run out (McDonald)
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160
End of over 6
Somerset Sabres 42/4 (RR : 7.00)
Carl Gazzard 0 (0b)
Marcus Trescothick 15 (10b)
Mick Lewis 3-0-24-1
6.1 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, That was a very good delivery. (0)
6.2 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
6.3 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
6.4 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Buffet bowling, the batsman helps himself to four more. (4)
6.5 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
6.6 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, No shot offered. (0)
End of over 7
Somerset Sabres 48/4 (RR : 6.86)
Marcus Trescothick 21 (16b)
Carl Gazzard 0 (0b)
Peter Siddle 1-0-6-0
7.1 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
7.2 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
7.3 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
7.4 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
7.5 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
7.6 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 8
Somerset Sabres 55/4 (RR : 6.88)
Marcus Trescothick 25 (18b)
Carl Gazzard 3 (4b)
Andrew McDonald 1-0-7-0
8.1 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
8.2 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
8.3 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
8.3 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, Easy single. (1)
8.4 Gerard Denton to Marcus Trescothick, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
8.5 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
8.6 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, And that's going all the way, four runs! (4)
End of over 9
Somerset Sabres 70/4 (RR : 7.78)
Carl Gazzard 16 (9b)
Marcus Trescothick 26 (19b)
Gerard Denton 1-0-15-0
9.1 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, The batsman has a wild slog, and gets enough to send the ball to the fence for four! Not the best looking shot, but it certainly was effective. (4)
9.2 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Good short ball, the batsman is caught off guard and top edges it high in the air! The keeper is after it...he's runs hard...and the ball lands just after him! He drops a glove and hurls the ball in to keep the batsman to just a single. (1)
9.3 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
9.4 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
9.5 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Good shot, they're running hard, the throw comes in, but they've managed a comfortable two. (2)
9.6 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Full, almost yorker-length delivery outside offstump. Th batsman drives it hard and square of the wicket. Two more. (2)
End of over 10
Somerset Sabres 81/4 (RR : 8.10)
Carl Gazzard 21 (12b)
Marcus Trescothick 32 (22b)
Peter Siddle 2-0-17-0
10.1 Gerard Denton to Marcus Trescothick, AND HE'S OU...noooo! Got back home just in time. Two runs. (2)
10.2 Gerard Denton to Marcus Trescothick, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
10.3 Gerard Denton to Marcus Trescothick, Very well bowled. (0)
10.4 Gerard Denton to Marcus Trescothick, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
10.5 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
10.6 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
End of over 11
Somerset Sabres 90/4 (RR : 8.18)
Carl Gazzard 27 (14b)
Marcus Trescothick 35 (26b)
Gerard Denton 2-0-24-0
11.1 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
11.2 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
11.3 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
11.4 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, No Ball. Very well bowled. (0)
11.4 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
11.5 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Good running, two runs. (2)
11.6 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
End of over 12
Somerset Sabres 105/4 (RR : 8.75)
Marcus Trescothick 49 (32b)
Carl Gazzard 27 (14b)
Andrew McDonald 2-0-22-0
12.1 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
12.2 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.3 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
12.4 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.5 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
12.6 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 13
Somerset Sabres 110/4 (RR : 8.46)
Marcus Trescothick 49 (33b)
Carl Gazzard 32 (19b)
Peter Siddle 3-0-22-0
13.1 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
13.2 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
13.3 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
13.4 Andrew McDonald to Carl Gazzard, Short ball, cut away for a run. (1)
13.5 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
13.6 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
End of over 14
Somerset Sabres 118/4 (RR : 8.43)
Carl Gazzard 39 (23b)
Marcus Trescothick 50 (35b)
Andrew McDonald 3-0-30-0
14.1 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, No shot offered. (0)
14.2 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
14.3 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, Gorgeous square drive, placed perfectly past point. There isn't a lot of power in the shot though, and third man cuts it off while the batsmen run hard for three. (3)
14.4 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
14.5 Peter Siddle to Carl Gazzard, Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
14.6 Peter Siddle to Marcus Trescothick, The batsman goes down the track and nails it through the offside! Four more! (4)
End of over 15
Somerset Sabres 126/4 (RR : 8.40)
Marcus Trescothick 57 (39b)
Carl Gazzard 40 (25b)
Peter Siddle 4-0-30-0
15.1 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, GOT HIM!! Oh no, wait, sorry. It's just a dot ball. My bad. (0)
15.2 Gerard Denton to Carl Gazzard, Thick inside edge there, but the umpire still gives it! Unbelievable! Zorax probably has a bet riding on this game, cause there is no way that was out!
C. Gazzard lbw b Denton
Runs : 40 Balls : 27 S/R : 148.1
15.3 Gerard Denton to Keith Parsons, Slapped away through the offside for a glorious boundary! Lovely shot. The captain's fuming now and removes a man from third slip to cover that region. (4)
15.4 Gerard Denton to Keith Parsons, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.5 Gerard Denton to Marcus Trescothick, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
15.6 Gerard Denton to Marcus Trescothick, Full and on the toes, the batsman just flicks it past the now-vacant short fine leg region for four runs! The captain is fuming, and it's right after he took the fielder out of there! (4)
End of over 16
Somerset Sabres 137/5 (RR : 8.56)
Marcus Trescothick 63 (41b)
Keith Parsons 5 (2b)
Gerard Denton 3-0-35-1
16.1 Andrew McDonald to Keith Parsons, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
16.2 Andrew McDonald to Marcus Trescothick, Great yorker, he's hit flush on the toe and is dead in front! In one ball he's lost his wicket and his pride, and has a broken toe to boot!
M. Trescothick c Harwood b McDonald
Runs : 63 Balls : 42 S/R : 150
16.3 Andrew McDonald to Richard Johnson, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
16.4 Andrew McDonald to Richard Johnson, They run the first hard, they come for two, the fielder has the ball, they call for the third...will they get there!?! The throw is in, it's wide, the batsman makes the dive...and he's in! Excellent running, and poor fielding. 3 more! (3)
16.5 Andrew McDonald to Keith Parsons, Played to deep cover. Two runs. (2)
16.6 Andrew McDonald to Keith Parsons, Caught!
K. Parsons c Crosthwaite b McDonald
Runs : 8 Balls : 5 S/R : 160
End of over 17
Somerset Sabres 143/7 (RR : 8.41)
Wes Durston 0 (0b)
Richard Johnson 3 (2b)
Andrew McDonald 4-0-36-2
17.1 Gerard Denton to Richard Johnson, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
17.2 Gerard Denton to Richard Johnson, And time for the reverse-sweep! Quite a daring and often needless shot if you ask me, but the batsman pulls it off well enough to get two more. (2)
17.3 Gerard Denton to Richard Johnson, Very well bowled. (0)
17.4 Gerard Denton to Richard Johnson, Hammered down the ground. Two more. (2)
17.5 Gerard Denton to Richard Johnson, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
17.6 Gerard Denton to Richard Johnson, That's a single. (1)
End of over 18
Somerset Sabres 152/7 (RR : 8.44)
Wes Durston 0 (0b)
Richard Johnson 12 (8b)
Gerard Denton 4-0-44-1
18.1 Mick Lewis to Richard Johnson, Caught!
R. Johnson c Crosthwaite b Lewis
Runs : 12 Balls : 9 S/R : 133.3
18.2 Mick Lewis to Andy Caddick, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
18.3 Mick Lewis to Wes Durston, Oh my, he has absolutely hammered that down the ground! That'll be one of the flattest sixes you'll ever see! (6)
18.4 Mick Lewis to Wes Durston, Full delivery outside off-stump, the batsman clears his left leg and swings, and top edges it high into the air. It's an easy catch in the end, and hopefully the batsman has learnt why you shouldn't slog across the line!
W. Durston c Harwood b Lewis
Runs : 6 Balls : 2 S/R : 300
18.5 Mick Lewis to Charl Langeveldt, Leg Byes, another 1 run(s) (1)
18.6 Mick Lewis to Charl Langeveldt, Swing and a miss. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Somerset Sabres 160/9 (RR : 8.42)
Charl Langeveldt 0 (1b)
Andy Caddick 1 (1b)
Mick Lewis 4-0-31-3
19.1 Shane Harwood to Andy Caddick, Lovely late cut through the vacant third man region. Four more. (4)
19.2 Shane Harwood to Andy Caddick, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
19.3 Shane Harwood to Andy Caddick, Yes! No! Yes! No! Too late, you've gotta go! Runout!
A. Caddick run out (Klinger)
Runs : 9 Balls : 4 S/R : 225
Somerset Sabres 168/10 (RR : 8.84)
Overs: 19.3
Somerset Sabres Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Graeme Smith c Crosthwaite b Lewis 14 17 1 0 82.3
Marcus Trescothick c Harwood b McDonald 63 42 9 1 150.0
Matt Wood c Hodge b Harwood 4 2 1 0 200.0
James Hildreth c White b Harwood 0 2 0 0 0.0
Ian Blackwell run out (McDonald) 8 5 0 0 160.0
Carl Gazzard lbw b Denton 40 27 5 0 148.1
Keith Parsons c Crosthwaite b McDonald 8 5 1 0 160.0
Richard Johnson c Crosthwaite b Lewis 12 9 0 0 133.3
Wes Durston c Harwood b Lewis 6 2 0 1 300.0
Andy Caddick run out (Klinger) 9 4 2 0 225.0
Charl Langeveldt not out 0 1 0 0 0.0
Total: 168/10 Overs: 19.3 Run Rate: 8.84
Extras : 4 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
Victorian Bushrangers Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Andrew McDonald 4.0 0 36 2 9.00
Gerard Denton 4.0 0 44 1 11.00
Peter Siddle 4.0 0 30 0 7.50
Mick Lewis 4.0 0 31 3 7.75
Shane Harwood 3.3 0 26 2 7.42
Total: 168/10 Overs: 19.3 Run Rate: 8.84
Extras : 4 No Balls : 2 Wides : 1 Leg Byes : 1 Byes : 0
It was a two-man show for Somerset Sabres. Marcus Trescothick and Carl Gazzard were the only ones that fended off well, and played valuable knocks. Mick Lewis, Shane Harwood and Andrew McDonald proved to be difficult to play, and as a result, they bowled Somerset Sabres out for 168.
0.1 Keith Parsons to Adam Crosthwaite, No Ball. Full toss, the batsman doesn't cash in and hits it straight to the man in the deep. Only one. (1)
0.1 Keith Parsons to David Hussey, Tucked on the leg side, two more to the total. (2)
0.2 Keith Parsons to David Hussey, GOT HIM! Clean bowled!
D. Hussey b Parsons
Runs : 2 Balls : 2 S/R : 100
0.3 Keith Parsons to Michael Klinger, Oooh, he's not going to be a happy man after that dismissal. His partner called him through for a suicidal single there! If I were him I'd stay far, far away...
M. Klinger run out (Durston)
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.4 Keith Parsons to Marcus North, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
0.5 Keith Parsons to Marcus North, What on Earth was the batsman trying to do there? He went down the wicket, got on one knee, and tried to paddle the ball over the keeper. He missed completely, and a chuckling keeper removes the bails.
M. North st Gazzard b Parsons
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
0.6 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
End of over 1
Victorian Bushrangers 4/3 (RR : 4.00) Required RR(8.63)
Brad Hodge 0 (1b)
Adam Crosthwaite 1 (1b)
Keith Parsons 1-0-4-2
1.1 Richard Johnson to Adam Crosthwaite, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
1.2 Richard Johnson to Adam Crosthwaite, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
1.3 Richard Johnson to Adam Crosthwaite, Perfect yorker on the leg stump. (0)
1.4 Richard Johnson to Adam Crosthwaite, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
1.5 Richard Johnson to Adam Crosthwaite, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
1.6 Richard Johnson to Brad Hodge, Driven down the ground to long-on, the batsmen get only one (1)
End of over 2
Victorian Bushrangers 6/3 (RR : 3.00) Required RR(9.00)
Adam Crosthwaite 2 (6b)
Brad Hodge 1 (2b)
Richard Johnson 1-0-2-0
2.1 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, Six! (6)
2.2 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
2.3 Keith Parsons to Adam Crosthwaite, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
2.4 Keith Parsons to Adam Crosthwaite, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
2.5 Keith Parsons to Adam Crosthwaite, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
2.6 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
End of over 3
Victorian Bushrangers 14/3 (RR : 4.67) Required RR(9.06)
Brad Hodge 8 (5b)
Adam Crosthwaite 3 (9b)
Keith Parsons 2-0-12-2
3.1 Richard Johnson to Adam Crosthwaite, Nice yorker! The batsmen gets a thin inside edge and the ball flies past the legstump and the keeper. Fine leg fields to keep it down to two. (2)
3.2 Richard Johnson to Adam Crosthwaite, That was a running effort that would make Owais Shah proud. And that isn't a good thing.
A. Crosthwaite run out (Langeveldt)
Runs : 5 Balls : 11 S/R : 45.45
3.3 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, What an audacious shot! Uppercut up and over third man for six! Incredible! (6)
3.4 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, The batsman goes for the big heave-ho, and connects fantastically! Six! (6)
3.5 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
3.6 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, Placed nicely into the gap. Two runs. (2)
End of over 4
Victorian Bushrangers 34/4 (RR : 8.50) Required RR(8.38)
Cameron White 18 (4b)
Brad Hodge 8 (5b)
Richard Johnson 2-0-22-0
4.1 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
4.2 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, He takes a step down the track and turns an attempted yorker into a full-toss, and dispatches it over long-on for six! (6)
4.3 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
4.4 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
4.5 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, No Run, excellent bowling. (0)
4.6 Keith Parsons to Brad Hodge, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
End of over 5
Victorian Bushrangers 40/4 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(8.53)
Brad Hodge 14 (11b)
Cameron White 18 (4b)
Keith Parsons 3-0-18-2
5.1 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
5.2 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
5.3 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, Chipped, and lands safe. Two runs in the mean while. (2)
5.4 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, One more to the total. (1)
5.5 Richard Johnson to Brad Hodge, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
5.6 Richard Johnson to Cameron White, The batsman lines up for a big slog over cow corner, but gets an inside edge, which scoots past the stumps and the keeper for four runs! The bowler has a wry smile, if the batsman keeps that up, it won't be too long till he's back in the pavilion... (4)
End of over 6
Victorian Bushrangers 50/4 (RR : 8.33) Required RR(8.43)
Cameron White 27 (9b)
Brad Hodge 15 (12b)
Richard Johnson 3-0-32-0
6.1 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
6.2 Wes Durston to Cameron White, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
6.3 Wes Durston to Cameron White, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
6.4 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
6.5 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, And that's a slower ball gone horribly wrong. Sits up and begs to be smacked for four, which it promptly is. (4)
6.6 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, The batsman looks surprised that that ball wasn't called a wide. The bowler's grinning as he makes his way back to his mark. (0)
End of over 7
Victorian Bushrangers 56/4 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(8.62)
Brad Hodge 20 (16b)
Cameron White 28 (11b)
Wes Durston 1-0-6-0
7.1 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
7.2 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, Short and pulled away for a single (2)
7.3 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, Delicate little late cut, well placed. Quick single taken. (1)
7.4 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
7.5 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
7.6 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, That's a single. (1)
End of over 8
Victorian Bushrangers 64/4 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(8.67)
Cameron White 31 (14b)
Brad Hodge 25 (19b)
Andy Caddick 1-0-8-0
8.1 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Rubbish ball, short and on the legs, flicked away with ease. Four more. (4)
8.2 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Lofted drive, falls into the gap. The ball gets stuck in the outfield meaning the batsmen get only two. (2)
8.3 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
8.4 Wes Durston to Cameron White, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
8.5 Wes Durston to Cameron White, Beautiful shot! Down the ground, easy four for the batsman. (4)
8.6 Wes Durston to Cameron White, Sloppy fielding, the batsmen were content with one but end up getting two. (2)
End of over 9
Victorian Bushrangers 77/4 (RR : 8.56) Required RR(8.27)
Cameron White 37 (17b)
Brad Hodge 32 (22b)
Wes Durston 2-0-19-0
9.1 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
9.2 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, Clipped off the legs, the batsmen get two. (2)
9.3 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
9.4 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, One more to the total. (1)
9.5 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
9.6 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, The batsman calls for a single, but hesitates and nearly gets his partner run out! An effort that would make Owais Shah proud! No run. (0)
End of over 10
Victorian Bushrangers 82/4 (RR : 8.20) Required RR(8.60)
Cameron White 39 (19b)
Brad Hodge 35 (26b)
Andy Caddick 2-0-13-0
10.1 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
10.2 Ian Blackwell to Cameron White, No Ball. Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
10.2 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
10.3 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, He's slogged that down to cow corner. Long on runs in to field, and the batsmen get two. The captain is clearly not very happy with his fielder's effort there. (2)
10.4 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
10.5 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, Good shot, bad placement. Won't get a run for that. (0)
10.6 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
End of over 11
Victorian Bushrangers 88/4 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(8.89)
Cameron White 40 (19b)
Brad Hodge 39 (32b)
Ian Blackwell 1-0-6-0
11.1 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Short ball, pulled away for four! (4)
11.2 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Short and pulled away for a single (1)
11.3 Wes Durston to Cameron White, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
11.4 Wes Durston to Cameron White, No Ball. And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
11.4 Wes Durston to Cameron White, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
11.5 Wes Durston to Cameron White, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
11.6 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 12
Victorian Bushrangers 97/4 (RR : 8.08) Required RR(8.88)
Brad Hodge 44 (35b)
Cameron White 43 (22b)
Wes Durston 3-0-28-0
12.1 Charl Langeveldt to Cameron White, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
12.2 Charl Langeveldt to Cameron White, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
12.3 Charl Langeveldt to Cameron White, , No BallTucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
12.3 Charl Langeveldt to Brad Hodge, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
12.4 Charl Langeveldt to Brad Hodge, And the batsman pulls out the sweep shot! Takes a lot of skill to play that, and he has enough to place it for two. (2)
12.5 Charl Langeveldt to Brad Hodge, Edged and through the vacant third slip region. Just after the skipper had removed a man from that region. Don't you just hate that? One run. (1)
12.6 Charl Langeveldt to Cameron White, Reverse sweep! Cheeky. Only one run though. (1)
End of over 13
Victorian Bushrangers 105/4 (RR : 8.08) Required RR(9.00)
Brad Hodge 47 (38b)
Cameron White 47 (25b)
Charl Langeveldt 1-0-8-0
13.1 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, Pah, that was a useless shot! I've seen better batters in my fridge! No run. (0)
13.2 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
13.3 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, Yorker full and outside offstump, the batsman just squeezes it away for a quick single to cover. (1)
13.4 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, Inside edge, and past the stumps. The batsmen take a quick single (1)
13.5 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, That was a very good delivery. (0)
13.6 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, EDGED AND TAKE...DROPPED! The keeper drops it! A simple chance and he fluffs it! Single. (1)
End of over 14
Victorian Bushrangers 108/4 (RR : 7.71) Required RR(10.00)
Brad Hodge 48 (39b)
Cameron White 49 (30b)
Andy Caddick 3-0-16-0
14.1 Ian Blackwell to Cameron White, Tries to work it off his legs, misses, and the fielders go up in appeal! It has to be out, it HAS to be out! NOOOOO! The umpire is unmoved! Gosh that must have been close. (0)
14.2 Ian Blackwell to Cameron White, Tucked away to the leg side, they're running hard, but only manage a single. (1)
14.3 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, That's skied, but he's dropped it! Two more runs. (2)
14.4 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, Drilled away through midwicket for four, that shot had some power behind it! (4)
14.5 Ian Blackwell to Brad Hodge, Shortish delivery on the stumps, the batsman backs away and swats it to cover for a single (1)
14.6 Ian Blackwell to Cameron White, Scorching bouncer, the batsman clearly didn't expect that and just sways out of the way at the last moment! (0)
End of over 15
Victorian Bushrangers 116/4 (RR : 7.73) Required RR(10.40)
Cameron White 50 (33b)
Brad Hodge 55 (42b)
Ian Blackwell 2-0-14-0
15.1 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, No Ball. Short ball, worked off the hips for a single (1)
15.1 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, He walks across his stumps trying to paddle it away, but misses it. And the keeper's appealing! There was a sound as the ball passed the batsman, and the umpire is unmoved. Replays show it was off the pad. Good call. (0)
15.2 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, One, Two, Three more added to the total. Well run! (3)
15.3 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, That one deviated sharply of the pitch, the batsman had no chance of playing that. Dot ball. (0)
15.4 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, Excellent bowling, catches the batsman off-guard with a vicious bouncer! Unfortunately for the bowler, the batsmen top edges it over the head of the keeper for six! Tough luck son, maybe you'll get him next time. (6)
15.5 Andy Caddick to Brad Hodge, Tucked to off side, one more. (1)
15.6 Andy Caddick to Cameron White, Very well bowled. (0)
End of over 16
Victorian Bushrangers 128/4 (RR : 8.00) Required RR(10.00)
Cameron White 53 (36b)
Brad Hodge 63 (45b)
Andy Caddick 4-0-28-0
16.1 Charl Langeveldt to Brad Hodge, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
16.2 Charl Langeveldt to Brad Hodge, Chipped down to long-off, easy single. (1)
16.3 Charl Langeveldt to Cameron White, Plumb!
C. White lbw b Charl Langeveldt
Runs : 53 Balls : 37 S/R : 143.2
16.4 Charl Langeveldt to Andrew McDonald, No Ball. Out on a no ball! (0)
16.4 Charl Langeveldt to Andrew McDonald, They try to sneak a quick single, the bowler turns around and knocks the stumps down! Out!
A. McDonald run out (Langeveldt)
Runs : 0 Balls : 1 S/R : 0
16.5 Charl Langeveldt to Gerard Denton, Good running, two runs. (2)
16.6 Charl Langeveldt to Gerard Denton, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
End of over 17
Victorian Bushrangers 132/6 (RR : 7.76) Required RR(12.00)
Gerard Denton 2 (2b)
Brad Hodge 64 (47b)
Charl Langeveldt 2-0-12-1
17.1 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, Full, wide, the batsman flails at it and finds the edge! But the ball flies between the keeper and slip, who just stare at each other as the ball runs away for four! Unlucky! (4)
17.2 Wes Durston to Brad Hodge, That's gone high...really high...very very very high...it's lost in the sky...will someone catch this? The fielders all come under it...someone has to take it...oh yes he has! Splendid effort!
B. Hodge c Trescothick b Durston
Runs : 68 Balls : 49 S/R : 138.8
17.3 Wes Durston to Peter Siddle, No shot offered. (0)
17.4 Wes Durston to Peter Siddle, Good ball, he goes for the cut, it's too close to cut, he's inside edged it, and it misses the stumps by a whisker! The keeper tidies up and there is no run. Phew that was close. (0)
17.5 Wes Durston to Peter Siddle, Very well bowled. (0)
17.6 Wes Durston to Peter Siddle, Tries to late cut that away but misses it, and the ball thuds into the keeper's gloves. No run. (0)
End of over 18
Victorian Bushrangers 136/7 (RR : 7.56) Required RR(16.00)
Peter Siddle 0 (4b)
Gerard Denton 2 (2b)
Wes Durston 4-0-32-1
18.1 Keith Parsons to Gerard Denton, EDGED AND TAKEN! Safe pair of hands there behind the stumps, he doesn't drop many of those!
G. Denton c Hildreth b Parsons
Runs : 2 Balls : 3 S/R : 66.67
18.2 Keith Parsons to Mick Lewis, Slog-sweep time! He's executed that quite well too, and...yes, it's six! Nice job son! (6)
18.3 Keith Parsons to Mick Lewis, Short ball outside offstump, the batsman rocks back to cut it and sends it up and over point for six! (6)
18.4 Keith Parsons to Mick Lewis, Down the track, and BOOM! Six Runs! Great batting! (6)
18.5 Keith Parsons to Mick Lewis, Very well bowled. (0)
18.6 Keith Parsons to Mick Lewis, Fired that one in full and on the offstump, the batsman can just squeeze it away to cover. No run. (0)
End of over 19
Victorian Bushrangers 154/8 (RR : 8.11) Required RR(14.00)
Mick Lewis 18 (5b)
Peter Siddle 0 (4b)
Keith Parsons 4-0-36-3
19.1 Richard Johnson to Peter Siddle, Very well bowled. (0)
19.2 Richard Johnson to Peter Siddle, Gosh, how unlucky can you be. He's absolutely nailed that, but straight to the fielder. No run. (0)
19.3 Richard Johnson to Peter Siddle, Hit hard but straight to the fielder, the batsmen scamper through for the single! (1)
19.4 Richard Johnson to Mick Lewis, Ah, the quicker ball. The batsman was late on it. No run. (0)
19.5 Richard Johnson to Mick Lewis, Plumb!
M. Lewis lbw b Johnson
Runs : 18 Balls : 7 S/R : 257.1
19.6 Richard Johnson to Shane Harwood, Short, wide, you know the drill. 4 runs. (4)
End of over 20
Victorian Bushrangers 159/9 (RR : 7.95)
Shane Harwood 4 (1b)
Peter Siddle 1 (7b)
Richard Johnson 4-0-37-1
Victorian Bushrangers 159/9 (RR : 7.95)
Overs: 20.0
Victorian Bushrangers Innings
Player R B 4s 6s S/R
Adam Crosthwaite run out (Langeveldt) 5 11 0 0 45.4
David Hussey b Parsons 2 2 0 0 100.0
Michael Klinger run out (Durston) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Marcus North st Gazzard b Parsons 0 1 0 0 0.0
Brad Hodge c Trescothick b Durston 68 49 5 3 138.8
Cameron White lbw b Langeveldt 53 37 3 2 143.2
Andrew McDonald run out (Langeveldt) 0 1 0 0 0.0
Gerard Denton c Hildreth b Parsons 2 3 0 0 66.7
Peter Siddle not out 1 7 0 0 14.3
Mick Lewis lbw b Johnson 18 7 0 3 257.1
Shane Harwood not out 4 1 1 0 400.0
Total: 159/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.95
Extras : 6 No Balls : 6 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Somerset Sabres Bowling
Players O M R W E/R
Ian Blackwell 2.0 0 14 0 7.00
Keith Parsons 4.0 0 36 3 9.00
Richard Johnson 4.0 0 37 1 9.25
Wes Durston 4.0 0 32 1 8.00
Andy Caddick 4.0 0 28 0 7.00
Charl Langeveldt 2.0 0 12 1 6.00
Total: 159/9 Overs: 20.0 Run Rate: 7.95
Extras : 6 No Balls : 6 Wides : 0 Leg Byes : 0 Byes : 0
Somerset Sabres clinch a thriller! What a win! Somerset Sabres win in spite of Cameron White and Brad Hodge's heroics after a top-order fail. The man of the match, Carl Gazzard and his teammate Graeme Smith celebrate!
Somerset Sabres 168/10 in 19.3 overs.
Victorian Bushrangers 159/9 in 20.0 overs.
Somerset Sabres won by 9 runs
Man of the match: Carl Gazzard (SOM)
GESTETNER DIAMOND EAGLES
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct. St. Ro.
Boeta Dippenaar 5 5 0 186 96 37.20 131 141.98 0 2 16 8 1 3 - 0
Cliffe Deacon 5 5 3 123 54* 61.50 76 161.84 0 1 11 5 0 2 - 0
Jacques Rudolph 5 5 2 98 50 32.67 71 138.02 0 1 13 1 0 1 - 0
Davy Jacobs 2 2 0 82 69 41.00 44 186.36 0 1 11 4 0 0 1 0
Nicky Boje 5 3 1 56 42 28.00 40 140.00 0 0 5 2 0 1 - 1
Loots Bosman 4 4 0 53 21 13.25 36 147.22 0 0 4 3 0 0 - 1
Ben Hector 4 3 0 52 52 17.33 49 106.12 0 1 2 2 2 0 - 0
Morne van Wyk 3 3 0 39 25 13.00 40 97.50 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0
Dillon du Preez 4 1 1 26 26* N/A 12 216.67 0 0 2 2 0 2 - 2
Jonathan Beukes 1 1 0 23 23 23.00 8 287.50 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 1
J. van der Wath 5 2 0 9 5 4.50 8 112.50 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 1
Roger Telemachus 5 2 1 7 4* 4.00 5 140.00 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 0
Thandi Tshabalala 5 1 1 1 1* N/A 3 33.33 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
Ryan McLaren 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
Cliffe Deacon 5 5 17.4 0 105 9 4/25 11.67 5.94 11.78 1 0
Roger Telemachus 5 5 17.0 0 168 8 3/19 21.00 9.88 12.75 0 0
Dillon du Preez 4 4 15.0 0 105 7 2/22 15.00 7.00 12.85 0 0
J. van der Wath 5 4 11.1 0 103 3 2/38 34.33 9.22 22.33 0 0
Nicky Boje 5 5 15.0 0 114 3 2/27 38.00 7.60 30.00 0 0
Thandi Tshabalala 5 5 16.0 0 127 3 2/35 42.33 7.93 32.00 0 0
Ryan McLaren 2 1 2.0 0 7 0 0/7 N/A 3.50 - 0 0
SOMERSET SABRES
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct. St. Ro.
Matt Wood 6 6 0 238 68 39.67 177 134.46 0 3 18 7 0 2 - 0
James Hildreth 6 6 1 206 72 41.20 161 127.95 0 2 18 6 1 1 - 0
M. Trescothick 6 6 0 165 63 27.50 95 173.68 0 1 15 9 0 3 - 0
Keith Parsons 6 6 2 133 47 33.25 90 147.78 0 0 12 4 0 1 - 0
Carl Gazzard 6 6 1 101 40 20.20 54 187.03 0 0 8 3 2 3 1 0
Graeme Smith 6 6 0 67 27 11.67 59 113.55 0 0 3 3 0 0 - 0
Wes Durston 6 3 1 40 30* 20.00 16 250.00 0 0 2 4 0 1 - 2
Richard Johnson 6 6 3 21 12 7.00 21 100.00 0 0 0 1 0 3 - 2
Andy Caddick 6 1 0 9 9 9.00 4 225.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0
Arul Suppiah 3 2 2 8 5* N/A 5 160.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0
Ian Blackwell 3 3 0 8 8 2.67 8 100.00 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 0
Charl Langeveldt 6 1 1 0 0* N/A 1 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 3
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
Keith Parsons 6 6 23.2 0 203 13 4/26 15.61 8.70 10.76 0 0
Charl Langeveldt 6 6 17.0 0 130 9 3/20 14.44 7.64 11.33 0 0
Richard Johnson 6 6 24.0 0 204 8 2/13 25.50 8.50 18.00 0 0
Andy Caddick 6 6 19.0 0 148 2 1/20 74.00 7.78 57.00 0 0
Wes Durston 6 6 18.0 0 150 2 1/32 75.00 8.33 54.00 0 0
Ian Blackwell 3 3 10.0 0 86 1 1/37 86.00 8.60 60.00 0 0
Arul Suppiah 3 3 8.0 0 77 0 0/11 N/A 9.62 - 0 0
VICTORIAN BUSHRANGERS
BATTING & FIELDING
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF S/R 100s 50s 4s 6s 0s Ct. St. Ro.
Marcus North 6 6 1 214 73* 42.80 181 118.23 0 1 15 3 1 3 - 1
Cameron White 6 6 0 200 61 33.33 133 150.37 0 2 19 5 0 2 - 1
Brad Hodge 6 6 1 178 68 35.60 122 145.90 0 1 14 8 1 1 - 0
Andrew McDonald 6 6 2 102 70 25.50 54 188.89 0 1 13 2 2 0 - 1
David Hussey 6 6 0 101 57 16.83 82 123.17 0 1 11 2 1 1 - 1
Michael Klinger 6 6 0 72 20 12.00 54 133.33 0 0 9 2 1 3 - 1
Gerard Denton 6 5 2 26 21* 8.67 15 173.33 0 0 3 1 2 1 - 0
Mick Lewis 6 4 3 23 18 23.00 14 164.28 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 0
Adam Crosthwaite 6 6 0 17 8 2.83 26 65.38 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 1
Peter Siddle 2 2 1 16 15 16.00 16 100.00 0 0 1 1 0 2 - 0
Shane Harwood 6 2 1 4 4* 4.00 2 200.00 0 0 1 0 1 3 - 1
Shane Warne 4 0 - - - -.- - -.- - - - - - 0 - 1
BOWLING
Player Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ S/R 4w 5w
Shane Harwood 6 6 22.3 1 164 13 3/23 12.61 7.29 10.38 0 0
Mick Lewis 6 6 22.1 1 179 9 3/31 19.89 8.07 14.78 0 0
Andrew McDonald 6 6 21.5 0 194 8 2/29 24.25 8.88 16.37 0 0
Cameron White 6 2 7.0 0 51 2 2/30 25.50 7.28 21.00 0 0
Peter Siddle 2 2 8.0 0 53 2 2/23 26.50 6.62 24.00 0 0
Gerard Denton 6 6 24.0 0 208 2 1/44 104.00 8.67 72.00 0 0
Shane Warne 4 4 11.0 0 97 0 0/9 N/A 8.82 - 0 0